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20,000 Species of Bees – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

A mother and gender-curious child keep bees in Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s tender drama of division, renewal and the space in between.
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The Plough – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Philippe Garrel enlists his three children for this family affair, in which a family of artistic puppeteers grapple with their patriarch’s passing.
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Love to Love You, Donna Summer – first-look review

by Anna Bogutskaya

Academy Award winner Roger Ross Williams and Summer’s daughter Brooklyn Sudano team up to create an intimate portrait of a conflicted and complicated artist.
Four people sitting in an old, dirty car in a desert-like setting.
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Music – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

The latest from formally-daring German filmmaker Angela Schanelec is an exciting and impenetrable take on the Oedipus myth.
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Inside – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

Willem Dafoe plays an art thief who becomes trapped in a high-tech luxury pent house in Vasilis Katsoupis’ unusual thriller.
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Tótem – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

Lila Avilés’ affecting second feature explores the essence of impending loss through the eyes of a young child.
Three people, two women and one man, seated on a boat, looking out over water.
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Past Lives – first-look review

by Rafa Sales Ross

Celine Song’s feature debut is a tender exploration of multiethnic romance, complimented by nuanced performances from Greta Lee and John Magaro.
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The Shadowless Tower – first-look review

by Patrick Gamble

Inspired by a friendship with a young photographer, a middle-aged man living in Beijing reconnects with his estranged father in Zhang Lü’s poignant drama.
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Reality – first-look review

by Caitlin Quinlan

Sydney Sweeney plays NSA whistleblower Reality Winner in Tina Satter’s adaptation of her own play, with effective results.
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Disco Boy – first-look review

by Marina Ashioti

The stories of a French Foreign Legionnaire and a Nigerian guerrilla fighter converge in Giacomo Abbruzzese’s frustrating feature debut.